Mars and Venus conjunctions in Virgo are kind of like Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Feisty and combative, they tend to be more petulant than romantic. You may find yourself drawn to someone who's just as prickly, peevish and argumentative as you are. Yet underneath the bristling exchange you can tell you're simpatico. In fact, you may be so in sync that loved ones and friends may be afraid that you'd bring out the worst in each other. Actually, your two energies will do a lot to complement and assuage each other so that all's well that ends well.
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Most waking hours are spent at the office so it makes perfect sense to look for romance at work. Yet this can be a dicey proposition because what if things don't work out? You'd have to see him every day until one of you moves on. It's why they say you should never sleep in the cubicle where you work. Nevertheless the Venus/Mars conjunction on Nov. 2 shows you and a certain co-worker moving into a tighter orbit. You may think he's assertive and knows what he wants but he's actually waiting for you to make the first move.
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Don't try appeasing loved ones this week. Nothing will sit right with them and they'll only pick apart everything you do. Now you might feel like giving them a piece of your mind (especially on Nov. 5), but don't. That's like pouring gasoline on the fire. Try being accommodating, compassionate and sympathetic instead. This will quell their irascibility and soften their mood. It won't make them see the error of their ways but it will send them in search of easier prey because it will be abundantly clear that they can't get a rise out of you.
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For all of our talk of free choice, love is fairly predictable. Like will always be attracted to like which means that it's temperament more than looks and status that seals the deal. Some people are drawn to light and breezy exchanges while others seek passion and intensity. You look for belonging. You need to know that you have a soulful connection with your mate — even if that person's a lost soul. The sun/Pluto sextile on Nov. 5 shows you finding what you're looking for. He may not make sense to your friends, but he makes perfect sense to you.
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Tough love is always toughest on the loving. You know that you should cut off a loved one who's abused your trust. You know that you should remove all comfort and support until he or she cleans up their act, but you aren't built like that. You've never been a disinterested bystander. It may feel like you're enabling an untenable situation, but sometimes standing by those in need really is the right thing to do. Your ruling planet is the sun. You can't help but be a beacon of light in the darkness. It's just what you do.
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Virgo women say they want freedom and independence, but are often too afraid to pursue it. You're afraid that if you become too self-sufficient then no man will want you. It's why you'll play dumb, downplay your talents and accommodate them even when you don't feel like it. You don't want to scare guys away. The end result is that you wind up waiting on guys hand and foot. The way out of this dilemma is to just be you. That way you'll attract someone who's an equal partner rather than an unholy bore with an overinflated sense of self-importance.
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Your ruling planet Venus enters Libra on Nov. 8. Named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, Venus gives you a bump in the polls whenever she's sashaying through your zodiac sign. Expect to be the favorite object of everyone's desire for the next 3-1/2 weeks. It's wonderful if you're single because you'll be surrounded by starry-eyed admirers who can't live without you. However, it's tricky if you're already spoken for because you'll have to explain why so many guys are hitting on you. Then again just show your boo this astrology column and he'll get it.
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What would you sacrifice to make a relationship work? Everything obviously. Your guilty secret is that you'd do anything for the person you love. However, the sacrifice that's being asked of you isn't self-sacrifice in the way that people understand it. It's more like self-restraint at a time when all you want to do is give away the store. The stars are clear that a certain cycle has to come to an end and that unflattering truths must be faced. It's time for a loved one to clean up his act and you can't do it for him.
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It was great when he swept you off your feet and you two rode off into the sunset together, but it's the morning after and you're feeling lost. Ironically the terrain may look different, but your problems are still the same. You're still struggling with what you want out of life, feeling like you were given a bum deal and yearning for your true calling. The best advice any astrologer can give you is to not look to him, but to yourself for guidance. He can be a sounding board and a support, but he doesn't have the answers.
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Venus is the matchmaker planet in astrology so you'll want to follow her cues while she's shining over your solar midheaven from Nov. 8 to Dec. 4. At first you won't know what to do with all of this unsolicited attention. You'll be surprised by guys holding the door open for you, asking (not texting) you for a date and wanting to make plans to get together again. It's so unusual that you might grow suspicious. But don't. Just let Venus do her job which is to parade the most eligible candidates in front of you for your perusal.
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You don't believe in second chances. That's because you'll do whatever it takes to make your relationship work. You may endure some pretty rough patches but you won't break up. That's because you're fixed and unwavering. You'll hold on to the bitter end in hopes of pulling out of any downward spiral. Once you break up, however, you will stay broken up. There's no taking that person back — even if you wanted to. So tell that ex who shows up on Nov. 6 looking for a second chance to keep on looking because there's no fixing what's been broken.
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Don't be so quick to pick up your toys and depart the sandbox in a huff. We all revert to our inner preschooler when we don't get our way, but your exit could do irreparable harm. The Venus/Mars conjunction on Nov. 2 shows that you are locked in a heated embrace of escalating tempers and anger mismanagement. However, both you and your partner know that you mean too much to each other. These are the times that try relationships' souls. Stay put and work things out and you'll find that it was worth it in the end.